SARATOGA SPRINGS -- It's not every night that a 90-year-old goes to the prom.

However, the first Saratoga Mom Prom wasn't your everyday event.

A sell-out crowd of 164 people from the Capital District to Vermont turned out for the women's-only night of fun, which raised $13,000 for Saratoga Hospital's Breast Health Center at Wilton Medical Arts.

"You could dress crazy and not have to worry about what you look like," said Joanne Sole, co-organizer. "There's no pressure. That's the whole point."

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She's part of a group dubbed the "Saratoga Seven" that went to a Schenectady "Mom Prom" last year and decided Saratoga had to have one, too.

The "Mom Prom" concept began in Canton, Mich., in 2006, when founder Betsy Crapps got her old high school prom dresses from her mother when she cleaned out their family home.

Crapps attended a neighborhood Academy Awards party and decided to wear a prom dress just for fun. Her girlfriends liked the idea and decided that this might be a fun way to raise money for charity. Their first event was held at a church and they called it "Mom Prom."

Their hope was to have women's groups from across the country create their own proms, raising money for charities that are close to their hearts. Money from Saratoga's "Mom Prom" will pay for a medical massage chair at the Breast Health Center, along with an aromatherapy system for the waiting room and books for its lending library.

More than 50 "Mom Proms" are now held throughout the United States.

"It's contagious," JeanAnn Dennis said.

She and her husband, Mike, own McGregor Links Country Club, where this year's inaugural event was held. However, the prom was so successful that tickets sold out six weeks beforehand. Organizers say they'll need a bigger venue next year and expect to get at least 250 people.

Some women arrived in limousines. One rode a motorcycle and pink golf carts brought others to the front door. The zaniness included pink drinks in glow-in-the-dark glasses.

The only "Mom Prom" rule is they're for women only, age 21 and older. Of course, everyone who attends is supposed to dress up in a prom-type outfit.

Women wore everything from old bridal dresses to things they picked up at local consignment shops.

Compared to black-tie galas, this benefit with tickets that cost only $45 is for just about anyone.